I read (and saw some pics on http://www.black-sabbath.com ) that the digipaks that the CDs are housed in do not contain the complete original artwork, i.e. poster for Master of Reality, gatefold booklet on Vol. 4, gatefold on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (I bought SBS on Japan import so I'm not really worried about that one) and credits on albums such as Never Say Die. Now, this is pretty serious stuff. Is this really true?
And if so, do the albums like Paranoid and Black Sabbath include the gatefold artwork? Or maybe you could just name what comes with each. If so, why in heck would they not include ALL the original album artwork? Take a hint from Castle, eh!! They did a great job. I like seeing all the original artwork from something, cause sometimes artwork adds to the effect of albums. And it's also a plus to include it for collectors out there. Did they just get lazy? I've seen incredible reissued album artwork on albums such as Uriah Heep live. Castle included everything down to the original album inner bags. (albeit cropped off a bit at the edges- I own the original U.S. lp, so I know) With all the money spent on the project I wonder what went through their minds.......lazy, I think. Also, it's a bit dissapointing to think that basically all of Rhino's other reissues include all original artwork- now why couldn't Sabbath get that kind of treatment? People have been waiting years for this set! Now, I'm not worried about the sound, cause all of Rhino's remasters sound great. Another thing is, are they going to release these albums soon individually? Maybe with the original art? Who knows.
And one more thing before I go off- is the hardcover book any good? Any really rare photos and some memorabilia mebbe?
